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機知

機智

Reading

Kana: きち
Romaji: kichi
Kana
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Definition

1

wit; resources; tact

Kanji

Readings: キ、 はた
Meanings: loom, mechanism, machine, airplane, opportunity, potency, efficacy, occasion
Readings: チ、 し.る、 し.らせる
Meanings: know, wisdom
Reading: 
Meanings: wisdom, intellect, reason

Example Sentences

簡潔(かんけつ)機知(きち)精髄(せいずい)
➥Brevity is the soul of wit.
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機知(きち)会話(かいわ)(おもむき)()える。
➥Wit gives zest to conversation.
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彼女(かのじょ)機知(きち)にはみんなビックリさせられる。
➥She dazzles everybody with her wit.
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(かれ)機知(きち)()んだ(ひと)だ。
➥He is a man of wit.
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彼女(かのじょ)(はなし)機知(きち)にあふれていた。
➥Her speech was full of wit.
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聴衆(ちょうしゅう)はコメディアンの機知(きち)をおもしろがった。
➥The audience laughed at the comedian's wit.
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